Blog
Certification, education, advocacy, events, industry news and the members behind them — written by the Federation, for the people who make, age, sell and buy the cheese.
The board that's driving fall orders
Shareable cheese boards have been the retail growth story of the year, and members are already fielding fall orders built around them. Here's what that means for your…
Read postThe pricing formula conversation is gathering steam
A federal review of the formulas behind your milk check has been building all year, and an industry forum this fall is where member cost data could actually…
Read postWhat your culture decides before you ever see curd
Registration is open for the Valley cohort of Starter Cultures & Coagulants, starting September 26. Here's why the decision you make before the vat matters more than you…
Read postThe case is full. The counter traffic isn't.
Milk supply finally loosened this summer and blocks pulled back from spring highs, but several members say the bigger problem now is fewer people stopping at the case.
Read postThe farmstead that split its own ledger
A small farmstead member spent August doing what our price-sheet piece this week recommended, before we'd even written it. Here's what splitting milk cost from everything else showed…
Read postWhat your price sheet isn't accounting for
Milk and block prices have eased off their spring highs, but packaging and energy costs haven't followed. A look at what a margin review should catch this month,…
Read postThe shipment rule members keep asking about
A federal comment period on interstate cheese shipment has drawn more member testimony than any issue this year. Here's where it stands and how to weigh in before…
Read postMembers are asked to weigh in on pricing reform
A federal review of the milk pricing formula is gathering member input this fall. The federation is coordinating comments and wants your experience from this volatile year.
Read postThe farmstead buying hay in August
A farmstead member spent this summer buying supplemental hay she'd normally cut herself, after pasture growth fell behind. Here's what that decision cost, and why she'd make it…
Read post